Although I despaired yesterday that raising my carpool conspecific’s (CPC) awareness about the evils of the state will make any difference in the world, it appears that he has changed his deeply held views about abortion as a result of his conversion to libertarian views. He still thinks that abortion is immoral and that he is correct in drawing the arbitrary line of when a legally protected person comes into being at implantation of a fertilized egg. However, he now says that he would not support any coercive measure that would impose his view of the matter on anyone else. He says that he is not exactly “pro-choice” but that he would describe himself as “anti-coercion”. He would not condone anyone’s having an abortion, but he certainly wouldn’t forcefully intervene in another person’s decision personally or by proxy.
CPC indicates that this will probably have a big impact on how he votes. The abortion issue will not be decisive as it once was for him, and he may even vote against “pro-life” candidates who advocate coercion. Instead, he thinks that “pro-life” people should concentrate on non-coercive ways to reduce the number of abortions and to provide alternatives.
I was blown away by this revelation. CPC feels very strongly about the issue, but he is able to recognize that the state is not a desirable solution.
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